Still River Greenway celebration will be packed with activities Saturday

Updated 7:22 pm, Friday, June 3, 2011

DANBURY -- The 2011 Still River Greenway Day celebration will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. along the Still River Greenway, off I-84 Exit 8 in Danbury.

Activities will begin at the greenway's entrance behind the Kimchuck Corp. building at 1 Corporate Drive, off Eagle Road.

Scheduled events include: "River Critters," an interactive water-quality workshop presented by the Housatonic Valley Association; "Hawks & Owls," a presentation of live raptors by the Sharon Audubon Society; and African drumming and dance with Ase-AmenRa Kariamu and friends.

Also on tap are kayaking demonstrations by Eastern Mountain Sports; interpretive greenway tours led by Alliance volunteers; fly fishing demonstrations by members of the Candlewood Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited; and a digital photo competition for attendees supported by volunteers from Danbury High School.

A "What's a Watershed?" hands-on activity for children will be presented by the Sierra Club, and there will be guided bird walks conducted by the staff of Wild Birds Unlimited.